Brit popster Lily Allen has sung about "riding through the city on [her] bike all day" at the Premises solar-powered recording studio. Now, she's added her backing to a campaign to reward homes that generate their own green energy.
The amendment to an energy bill in Parliament this week introduces a "feed-in tariff," which would "guarantee a minimum price for all renewable energy generated by homes and businesses through a system of long-term contracts with energy companies."
Thanks for your support, Lil' -- that amendment oughta be a shoo-in now ...
Why buying cheap energy certificates worsens climate change
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Jonas Posted 10:52 am
30 Apr 2008
Solar power is 20 to 30 times less efficient in turning our economies green than other options (like conservation or using biomass.)
Each dollar spent on these ludicrously expensive technologies is one not spent on equally efficient or better technologies that cost far less.
This way, we'll never make a dent in the climate threat.
There should be a moratorium on solar power, until prices come down by a factor of 10 to 20.
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morganmghee Posted 12:39 pm
30 Apr 2008
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Zephaniah Posted 9:03 pm
30 Apr 2008
We can stop global warming by switching immediately away from fossil fuels with technology that already exists.
For generations, Congress has been granting huge subsidies for oil and natural gas exploration and development and related facilities. It has only allocated a tiny amount to subsidies for alternative energy. This does not even count the 43% of our taxes that go to pay for defense although much of that cost goes to make sure the big oil companies can develop oil and gas fields.
While we conserve energy, individually and locally, we also have to fight against the fossil fool leviathan.
Recommended reading: Earth Sequel by Fred Krupp and Appollo's Fire by Jay Inslee & B Hendricks
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